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Re: Painting Traps [Re: LDW] #7572038
04/28/22 05:24 PM
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If you know some one In the Body shop trade look to have your traps done with that type of primer. Maybe a 12 pack would get some traps done.


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Re: Painting Traps [Re: LDW] #7572046
04/28/22 05:31 PM
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I used floor wax last year w/o any noticeable difference. I coated them once but might double dip them next time.


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Re: Painting Traps [Re: LDW] #7574834
05/02/22 06:59 AM
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I recently dipped 58 traps, a combination of 330’s and larger leg holds (3’s and 4’s) in a mixture of 1 gallon Rustoleum rusty metal primer, 1 quart of flat black paint, and 1 gallon of Acetone. I also bought 2 empty paint cans for storing what was left afterward. Last night I dipped 200 110’s and still have 1 gallon of dip left from that original batch I made. In the future I think I will thin it a little more, maybe try the 60/40 (heavier on acetone) to try and eliminate the dried paint droplets that formed as they dried. The speed of the process and protection these traps are getting is great!

Re: Painting Traps [Re: CountryCletus] #7574995
05/02/22 11:37 AM
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Thanks for the info. I’m dipping 5 dz today. I hear a lot of people like the mix 60/40 . Also heard 75/25 works really well and gives a nice thin coat.

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Re: Painting Traps [Re: Sharkhunter] #7575023
05/02/22 12:25 PM
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Serious question. How do you handle the paint build up after say 10 years of painting the traps?

Re: Painting Traps [Re: LDW] #7575097
05/02/22 02:42 PM
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I would think a soak in a lye bath should clean and strip paint. Though depending on thickness might need a scrubbing or pressure wash to fully get back to bare metal.


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Re: Painting Traps [Re: Mark McCary] #7575125
05/02/22 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark McCary
Serious question. How do you handle the paint build up after say 10 years of painting the traps?

50/50 white vinager and water. I've had some take a week or so. I made a wire rack to keep the traps off the bottom and out of the stuff that builds up in the bottom.
I rinse them in clean water and then neutralize in. 1 cup of baking soda to gallon of water mix.

I don't paint traps. But I've had to remove it from many I've bought.

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Re: Painting Traps [Re: wetdog] #7575158
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Thank You!!

Re: Painting Traps [Re: Mark McCary] #7575247
05/02/22 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark McCary
Serious question. How do you handle the paint build up after say 10 years of painting the traps?

I clean them after each year before repainting. Boil them in Southern Snare's "Battleborn" trap cleaner.

Re: Painting Traps [Re: AuthorTrapper] #7575273
05/02/22 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by AuthorTrapper
Originally Posted by Mark McCary
Serious question. How do you handle the paint build up after say 10 years of painting the traps?

I clean them after each year before repainting. Boil them in Southern Snare's "Battleborn" trap cleaner.


I strongly suspect battleborn is some sort of lye based product. Probably relabelled drain cleaner.


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Re: Painting Traps [Re: warrior] #7575287
05/02/22 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by warrior

...Thoughts on top coating paint with floor wax?


Not floor wax...floor polish. It seems to work about the same as Bullet Proof and FMJ. I prefer the Bullet Proof just because I'm supporting the trapping industry by buying it, not Chinese Walmart. It helps keep the paint on longer, and it "lubricates" like wax, without absorbing odors like wax.

Re: Painting Traps [Re: AuthorTrapper] #7575346
05/02/22 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by AuthorTrapper
Originally Posted by Mark McCary
Serious question. How do you handle the paint build up after say 10 years of painting the traps?

I clean them after each year before repainting. Boil them in Southern Snare's "Battleborn" trap cleaner.

I hit mine with a pressure washer and wire brush if I see any steal coming through. Then repaint.

Re: Painting Traps [Re: LDW] #7576456
05/04/22 10:42 AM
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Dipped mine in rustoleum and Acetone mix of 25% primer to 75% thinner. It’s a little thin and had to dip twice. I’m thinking 1part primer to 2 parts thinner would have been perfect. Dipped MB 550s turned out great. I just went with the straight primer and did not add any black like some do. We have red clay dirt so the red is a perfect match. Going to let cure and air out for a few days then dip all in bulletproof.

How many days are y’all letter the painted traps air out for all the smell to be gone ?

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Re: Painting Traps [Re: Sharkhunter] #7576505
05/04/22 11:44 AM
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I usually go 10 days to 2 weeks myself. Depends of temperature, humidity, etc. What part of TX are you in, Sharkhunter?

Re: Painting Traps [Re: AuthorTrapper] #7576531
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I’m between Cleveland and Livingston. About 40 miles North of Houston.

Re: Painting Traps [Re: LDW] #7576874
05/04/22 07:46 PM
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My conibear traps for fisher and marten I always dipped them in brown then spot painted with green from a spray can.


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Re: Painting Traps [Re: LDW] #7576912
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Re: Painting Traps [Re: warrior] #7577105
05/04/22 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by warrior
Hmm, a couple different ratios in the last two posts. One thick one thin, I'm curious and would love to hear why.

Seems thin would get into nooks and crannies like the springs better but might need multiple dips to build up a thicker film.

I've yet to do the acetone/rustoleum but I'm working up a set now and that'll be the way I go this time.

Thoughts on top coating paint with floor wax?

I found that 2:1 with acetone to Rustoleum stayed tacky for quit some time. We have cooler temps with high humidity, so my solution was to go heavier on the acetone. It worked.


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Re: Painting Traps [Re: Sharkhunter] #7578184
05/06/22 01:01 PM
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10 - 14 days should be good then. You don't have very high humidity do you?

Re: Painting Traps [Re: LDW] #7578961
05/07/22 08:22 AM
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LDW, it works very well for canine traps.
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